oligarch

Learn these words derived from the Greek word arkhos, meaning "ruler, chief, principal, or leader."

John L O'Sullivan, the columnist who coined the term "Manifest Destiny," puts forward the case for The United States as the chosen nation. O' Sullivan contrasts nations with bloody histories which oppress them with America, which he sees as free of such hindrances and therefore free to march towards the future- the future being America's rightful domain. E-text available here.

Stories about a mood-boosting hotline, a giant sloth, and space trash on a collision course with the moon all contributed words to this list of vocabulary from the week's news.